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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finchley 1935
[Report of the School Medical Officer for Finchley]
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TABLE II.
A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspections in the year ended 31st December, 1935.
| DEFECT OR DISEASE. | Routine Inspections. No. of Defects. | Special Inspections No. of Defects. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | Requiring treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Skin— | ||||
| Ringworm:— | ||||
| Scalp | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Body | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
| Scabies | 2 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Impetigo | 1 | .. | 28 | .. |
| Other Diseases (Non-Tuberculous) | .. | 1 | 52 | 2 |
| Eye— | ||||
| Blepharitis | 3 | .. | 15 | .. |
| Conjunctivitis | .. | .. | 22 | 1 |
| Keratitis | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Corneal Opacities | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 87 | 29 | 31 | .. |
| Squint | 9 | 3 | 7 | .. |
| Other Conditions | 1 | 1 | 41 | 5 |
| Ear— | ||||
| Defective Hearing | .. | .. | 6 | 3 |
| Otitis Media | 7 | 1 | 27 | .. |
| Other Ear Diseases | .. | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Nose and Throat— | ||||
| Chronic Tonsillitis only | 5 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Adenoids only | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 8 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Other Conditions | 1 | .. | 22 | 11 |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tuberculous) | .. | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Defective Speech | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Heart and Circulation— | ||||
| Heart Disease: | ||||
| Organic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Functional | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Anaemia | 1 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Lungs— | ||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. |
| Other Non-Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis— | ||||
| Pulmonary: | ||||
| Definite | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suspected | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Non-Pulmonary : | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Glands | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bones and Joints | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Skin | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other forms | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Nervous System— | ||||
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 4 | 1 |
| Chorea | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Conditions | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Deformities— | ||||
| Rickets | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Spinal Curvature | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other forms | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other Defects and Diseases — | ||||
| (Excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) | 13 | 4 | 269 | 41 |
| Tota's | 143 | 77 | 603 | 102 |